Swift launches "Red" tour, Bieber rips into media

Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 01:14

Mar 14 - The day's top showbiz news and headlines including Taylor Swift launches her ''Red'' tour, Justin Bieber rips into the media, and Lindsay Lohan is headed to trial with no plea negotiation. Bob Mezan reports.

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Taylor Swift kicked off her concert tour in Omaha, Nebraska on Wednesday (March 13), performing songs off her new best selling album, "Red," as well as fan favorites from past years. The 66-show trek will run right through September 21, when she's slated to wrap it up in her hometown of Nashville.
Justin Bieber laid into the media in an Instagram statement posted on Thursday (March 14), rebuffing reports that he is entering rehab and saying he no longer will strive to "keep the press happy." Bieber also came down hard on Lindsay Lohan comparing his financial success to hers. He wrote, "to those comparing me to Lindsay Lohan, look at her 2012 tax statements." Bieber later reposted the message, deleting the comment about Lohan.
Speaking of Lohan, the actress is headed to trial, as prosecutors have reportedly ended plea negotiations - this according to online tabloid TMZ. Lohan faces three charges stemming from a car accident last summer, where police say she lied to them about details of the wreck. In addition to the charges, she could face months in jail for violating her probation in her jewelry theft case. The trial is set to start on Monday (March 18) in Los Angeles.

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